Image guidance apparatus for glaucoma surgery

Abstract

An imaging probe comprises a camera or endoscope with an external detector array, in which the probe is sized and shaped for surgical placement in an eye to image the eye from an interior of the eye during treatment. The imaging probe and a treatment probe can be coupled together with a fastener or contained within a housing. The imaging probe and the treatment probe can be sized and shaped to enter the eye through an incision in the cornea and image one or more of the ciliary body band or the scleral spur. The treatment probe may comprise a treatment optical fiber or a surgical placement device to deliver an implant. A processor coupled to the detector can be configured with instructions to identify a location of one or more of the ciliary body band, the scleral spur, Schwalbe's line, or Schlemm's canal from the image.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus to treat an eye, comprising:
 a probe comprising an endoscope and a treatment element; and   a processor coupled to the probe, the processor configured to display a Schwalbe's line or a scleral spur and the treatment element, the displayed Schwalbe's line or the scleral spur and the treatment element updating concurrent with movement of the probe;   wherein the treatment element comprises an implant or a treatment optical fiber tip located near a distal end of the probe.